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Find Your Voice: How to Write When You're Not a Writer — 100 episodes
Where I’ve Been
Josh Harris on publishing regret and how to keep writing
Thad Cockrell: When is my Big Break?
Caroline Cook: When is Your Window to Write?
Memoir: How to write about the people who hurt you
Julie Broad on the surprising advantages of self publishing
Alexander Fields: Ask a literary agent
Meredith Heller: Poetry as a lifeline
Self-Publishing vs. Traditional Publishing
Jill Phillips: how to turn memories into memoir
FYV Staff Picks: Summer Reads with Substance
Kirbee Miller on Writing While Balancing it All
Shari Medini: Writing a Book with Your Friend
How to Overcome Writers Block and Other Secrets of the Creative Life
Mary Marantz: How do I make my story interesting?
Amy Young on the Gift of Burnout
Seven Books Every Writer Should Own
Enuma Okoro: Writing as Soul Care
Laura Tremaine: what to do when you feel alone
Katie Gustafson on how the Enneagram helps us rewrite our stories
Ashley Abercrombie: So you're a ghostwriter?
Why you should write your life story even if no one reads it
Morgan Harper Nichols: wondering if your words connect
Sandie Spotts on Cultivating a Love of Reading in Young Kids
Sara Lewis on making your personal story public
Elyse Murphy on advocating for yourself through your words
Five Myths About How Books Get Written
Melissa Joulwan on going against your audience to find your voice
Amy Wolff on doing something in the face of hopelessness
Jessica Martindale: Can writing be therapy?
Audrey Assad: On healing, creativity, and showing up as yourself
Mark McGuinness: Make your creativity your security
Bunmi Laditan: writing (as a mother) in the margins of your day
John White: Writing myself into freedom
Alex Hudgens on leaving her Hollywood dream job
Dr. Eric Maisel on how know you (and your work) matter
Allison Fallon: a Simple Habit to Unlock Your Brain and Reimagine Your Life
Ruthie Lindsey on Writing and Chronic Pain: The Power of Writing it Down Part 6
Who actually has time to write? The Power of Writing it Down Part 5
Who Gets to Be A Writer? The Power of Writing it Down Part 4
Can I write myself a new story? The Power of Writing it Down Part 3
What if change were just one sentence away? The Power of Writing it Down Part 2
Why is writing so hard for me? The Power of Writing It Down Part 1
Nicole Gulotta: Writing with the (changing) Seasons
Hilary Billings on how to live into confidence
Christine Owenell: how to move through (and utilize) chaos
Kim Chestney: how to overcome your intuition block
Ally's birth story: How to use writing to work through trauma
Tim Schurrer on setting mindset for success
Brittany Ross: Did you feel empowered?
Hannah Brencher on writing as a full time job
Paria Hassouri: “My story was missing”
Matthew Ford: Is everyone really a writer?
Melissa Johnson on rewriting beauty
Robert Imbeault on how writing saved his life
Melody Miles on leaving behind busy and creating a life you love
Amy Wolff on speaking, writing, and three words which started a movement
Sasha Tozzi on hypnotherapy, healing, and choosing your own beliefs
Taylor Tippett on travel, mental health, and getting in the driver’s seat of your own life
Koula Callahan on the body, movement, and the truth of your story
Allison Trowbridge on writing a book, building a company, and loving the journey
Nicole Sachs on writing as a cure for chronic pain
Jonathan Merritt on audience, voice, and writing when you have critics
Jenna Reiss on how to get unstuck (and what “breathwork” is)
Amy Brown on building a life, career, and platform around your passions
Caitlin Crosby on embracing yourself (and your passions) through the chaos
Alex Beh on the courage to shut up and listen (and find your voice in the process)
Book Review: How the internet makes you a brand
Lauren Kinney on choosing now to write your life
Mike Pacchione on how to speak, write, and be yourself (with other people around)
Book Review: How do we find healing right where we stand?
Kirsten Powers on Vulnerability, Resistance and on Regretting what You Publish
Kim Gravel on hustle, surrender, and how to walk in your purpose
Book Review: Is justice served?
Writing prompt: In what do you have unwavering faith?
Donald Miller on four characters we play during crisis
Writing prompt: What's going really well for you right now?
Grant Baldwin on what speaking on stage can do for your writing
Writing Prompt: What do you never want to change about yourself?
Book Review: What it takes to be the hero of our own stories
Writing Prompt: Why are we so stressed out?
Laura Youngkin on creativity, collaboration and how writing makes us fearless
Writing Prompt: What's one thing holding you back? How can you move past those limits?
Miles Adcox on Emotional Well-Being, Creativity and Why "Three Simple Steps" Can't Help You Change
Writing Prompt: A big fear comes true…and it turns out better than ever imagined
Book Review: Coming back to yourself in a time of stress
Writing Prompt: What are you anxious about right now?
Laura McKowen on sobriety, writing—and what it takes to heal
Writing Prompt: What is your gut telling you to do right now?
Anne Bogel on writing, reading, and why books are here to stay
Writing Prompt: What’s a fork in the road you’re facing right now?
Book Review: What you learn when you choose your own adventure
Writing Prompt: Define success in your own terms
Emily P. Freeman on the art of writing, the business of publishing and if you can do both
Writing Prompt: Who are the five people in your life you spend the most time with?
Caleb Campbell on leaving the NFL and finding the courage to start over
Writing Prompt: What's a Favorite Photo that Exists of Yourself?
Book Review: A Story of Alcoholism, Pain, and Hope after Loss
Mary Hyatt on using your thoughts to your advantage: writing, hypnotherapy and more
Podcast Introduction: Am I a Writer?